Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren't sure why. A recent study of fruit flies ...

Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs. "But until now, we've only ever seen a ...

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs.

Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body.

In male germline cells of fruit flies, Ste is kept in check by small RNA molecules, called piRNAs, produced by suppressor of stellate (Su(Ste)) located on the Y chromosome. These RNA molecules ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also ...

By combining information from many large datasets, MIT researchers have identified several new potential targets for treating ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, ...

Some genes just don’t play fair. Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs. “Researchers have ...